THE GUARDIAN : 11th December
Susan Cooper: libraries are the frontline in the war for the imagination
In a speech given to the Youth Libraries Group, The Dark Is Rising author recalls the events that fired her creative instincts as a child, and the importance of books and libraries in building a rich inner life for children
http://www.theguardian.com/
Don’t Privatise Libraries : 11th December
The law of the building site; Carillion and public libraries
http://dontprivatiselibraries.
Grimsby Telegraph : 11th December
Join live debate on future of librariess in North East Lincolnshire
Log onto http://www.grimsbytelegraph.
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.
Save Old Town Library : 11th December
Swindon | Shirley’s Question to Cabinet & Written Answer
friendsofoldtownlibrary.co.uk/
Toronto Public Library : 4th December
Press Release | $5.63 of value for every dollar invested in Toronto Public Library
On average, one open hour at any one of Toronto’s 98 Branch Libraries generates $2,515 in benefits for the city of Toronto
http://torontopubliclibrary.
PewInternet : 11th December
How Americans Value Public Libraries in Their Communities
good data
http://libraries.pewinternet.
THE GUARDIAN : 11th December
Norfolk & Norwich Millennium tops list of most popular UK libraries
Library campaigners criticised the figures for presenting an incomplete picture, with the largest metropolitan authority, Birmingham, among those not supplying figures.
http://www.theguardian.com/
Public Libraries News : 10th December
Official figures show fewer closures; big rise in volunteers; decline in usage and funding
http://www.
Localgov.co.uk : 11th December
Library staff numbers continue downward spiral
http://www.localgov.co.uk/
Public Finance : 10th December
Rate of library closures slowing, CIPFA survey finds
http://www.publicfinance.co.
Bucks Free Press : 11th December
Russian visitors for Great Missenden Library
Russian delegation’s visit showcased and shared “the best of the UK’s experience in the library sector” http://www.bucksfreepress.co.
Cambrian News : 11th December
Hundreds sign petition to save library
Three hundred people have signed a petition opposing the closure of the town library in New Quay. A plan to close the library on Uplands Square, along with the facility in Tregaron, is among the raft of early cut proposals in a bid to fill a £9.6million black hole in Ceredigion County Council’s finances.
http://www.cambrian-news.co.
